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Verify Java Version - 3 views

  • Additionally, installing Java 7 will disable the ability to use Apple Java 6 on your system.
    • Graham Perrin
       
      Not true - the word 'system' is misleading.  More accurately: installing Oracle Java 7 (JavaAppletPlugin.plugin) on OS X will prevent use of Apple Java 6 in web browsers and other Internet apps that use the plug-in.
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Diary of a Switcher: #lionsanity - removing the rough edges from OS X 10.7 Lion - 10 views

  • possibly making that directory read-only
    • Graham Perrin
       
      Do not prevent writes to things in your home directory. See comments on the page. 
  • subdirectories of ~/Library/Containers are sometimes used for the user's explicitly saved versions
  • Beware of making changes within ~/Library
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  • answers to a question in Ask Different
  • allow the System to manage all things in this hidden area
  • if you don't understand what you're doing here then you may lose data
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Sussex Mac Users' Group - 4 views

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Macintoshian Achaia - Ars Technica OpenForum - 1 views

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    No preferences for pagination. Forcing pagination makes it unnecessarily difficult to engage with long topics.
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preferred alternatives to Apple Support Communities for providing support to users and ... - 2 views

  • preferred alternatives to Apple Support Communities for providing support to users and developers of Apple products and services
  • 27-Jul-2011
  • Existing alternatives
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  • Which existing forums — beyond Apple Support Communities — would you recommend?
  • importance: a pleasing experience
  • Existing alternatives: Logic…
  • some suggestions: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2688917
  • Mac4Mac
  • http://mac4mac.freeforums.org/
  • a lot of 'chatter'
  • contributor to MacRumors
  • nonbreaking spaces appear as asterisks
  • Sussex Mac User Group (SMUG)
  • microblogs, where things can be kept brief
  • http://identi.ca/group/apple http://identi.ca/group/macosxhttp://identi.ca/tag/lion
  • less engaged with Twitter
  • for conversation, Twitter's interface is very poor
  • UIs that are pleasing, with reasonable quality of content
  • macos-x-server
  • Nabble interface to lists is even better
  • Stack Exchange
  • Apple (FAQ)
  • Super User (FAQ)
  • OpenID enabled
  • ##Apple-support group on Wuala
  • don't get sidetracked by the Wuala resource
  • Mac OS X Hints
  • requirement to type HTML
  • Macintoshian Achaia — Ars Technica OpenForum
  • no preferences for pagination
  • pagination makes reading something long more difficult
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mac4mac.co.uk - 3 views

  • Technical Help Post your Mac related problems here
    • Graham Perrin
       
      Orientation such as this is missing from the head of each topic, so I probably will not use Mac4Mac.
  • A friendly Mac community for Apple users, by Apple users
  • mac4mac.co.uk
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    Origin: preferred alternatives to Apple Support Communities for providing support to users and developers of Apple products and services https://discussions.apple.com/message/15761803#15761803
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Lion Leaves a Bad Taste | eWEEK Labs - 5 views

  • toggle that behavior in Finder Preferences
    • Graham Perrin
       
      I disagree. There are good reasons for hiding ~/Library
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OS X Lion Recovery Detailed | World of Apple - 6 views

  • delve into the dmg and burn an installation DVD or create an external boot disk
    • Graham Perrin
       
      For 10.7 (Build 11A511), I do not recommend this.  I submitted a comment, not yet published, with reference to http://identi.ca/conversation/76905136#notice-79505996
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OS X Lion: Installation Guide & Q&A - 16 views

  • Making your own Bootable Media
    • Graham Perrin
       
      Caution! Hacking 10.7 (Build 11A511) in this way may have unexpected consequences. http://identi.ca/conversation/76905136#notice-79505996
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Correction regarding hardware acceleration of Flash Player on Mac OS X Lion «... - 4 views

  • COMMENTS
    • Graham Perrin
       
      To further clarify Hardware acceleration is usually locked on - this setting and others are inalterable - so if the user senses an undesirable impact on performance, there is no easy way to troubleshoot acceleration-related issues. 
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System Requirements - 0 views

  • DiskWarrior 4 version 4.3 is completely compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
    • Graham Perrin
       
      To the best of my knowledge: whilst started from the DiskWarrior 4.3 DVD, it is impossible to unlock volumes that use FileVault 2 or any other application of Core Storage full disk encryption (FDE). 
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Get your Mac ready for Lion | Operating Systems | MacUser | Macworld - 5 views

  • Disable FileVault
    • Graham Perrin
       
      No! Do not abandon FileVault secured home directories in Snow Leopard before attempting to install Mac OS X 10.7.  http://ur1.ca/4rrp2
  • incompatibilities between the two versions of FileVault
  • if you’re using third-party disk encryption, you should probably disable that before installing Lion
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  • Lion’s approach is likely the better way to go
  • Jul 13, 2011
  • Get your Mac ready for Lion
  • Dan Frakes
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Software update, upgrade - what's the difference? - 8 views

  • A software update is usually downloadable; a software upgrade usually is not.
    • Graham Perrin
       
      Expect this line to change after Mac OS X 10.7 is released. 
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